NCJ Number
106882
Date Published
1987
Length
140 pages
Annotation
This text reviews and examines the nature and extent of major forms of corporate criminality including crimes of theft, offenses against public administration, and regulatory offenses.
Abstract
It also examines prominent explanations of the causes of organizational crime and their implications for control and prevention strategies. Further sections review the available techniques for investigating and prosecuting corporate crime and discuss sentencing options and outcomes. Two case studies are provided to illustrate the problems of offense identification, causation, prosecution, and prevention. The Love Canal case in New York concerned the legal liability for dumping and cleaning up toxic substances. The Lockheed Corporation case concerned foreign payments made in an effort to make sales in Japan. Major issues highlighted are the oversimplified explanations of causation, misrepresentations of the role of law and law enforcement, and inadequate attention to the history from which cases of corporate crime emerge. Tables, chapter reference lists, and an index. (Publisher summary modified)